Two questions and an answer that showed a great attitude This post is based on an article I wrote for the 2025 Q4 Instutue of water magazine. We often talk about recruiting for attitude, but that can be hard to assess. In this article I will tell you about three candidates who others may not […]
Unlocking Underutilized Talent: A Leader’s Guide to Spotting and Elevating Hidden Potential
Image via Pexels Modern businesses don’t just suffer from talent shortages—they often suffer from misused talent. The problem isn’t always that you don’t have the right people; it’s that your best potential is quietly idling in the wrong roles. For company leaders and managers, the real challenge is learning to spot the quiet signals, design […]
Embracing Life’s Journey: My Mother’s Inspiring Response to Breast Cancer
Ten years ago, my mum who I adored was told that the breast cancer that she told us had been successfully treated was now terminal. Her response was typical of a woman who successfully raised five children while married to an alcoholic father. She simply said “I will do as much as I can for […]
Mum’s greatest lesson to me
Embracing Life’s Journey: My Mother’s Inspiring Response to Breast Cancer Ten years ago, my mum who I adored was told that the breast cancer that she told us had been successfully treated was now terminal. Her response was typical of a woman who successfully raised five children while married to an alcoholic father. She simply […]
The hardest phone call
A few years ago my best friend Dave, who I met when we were both racing motorbikes, lost his wife Sue after a long and difficult battle with cancer. I found myself in a situation that many people dread. I desperately wanted to give him a call to offer my condolences but I simply didn’t […]
More valuable than gold?
The ideal There is increasing awareness that clean drinking water and good sanitation has a far greater values than the simple economic returns it offers to water supply organisation and countries. To give a simple example: Women’s education is increasingly seen as important in helping some individuals and communities improve the quality of their lives. […]